Will there ever be a train for Batswana?

Although commonly referred to as "a train, this string of vehicles (carriages), was never given a name by its inventor.

In Botswana, the "train" has got numerous nicknames with which it is affectionately referred to: Stimela, Gari, Chigogoma, and Sebokolodi (millipede) to mention but a few.

Nothing is known about how these names came about, but Batswana are known to give nicknames to something that has given them either joy or trepidation.

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